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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mount Everest—Chronicle and Reading List.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Messner returned to Europe to begin his lecture tour in the Kanchung chapter, how many weeks had he just spent in Nepal?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Twelve weeks.
(d) Eight weeks.

2. In the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, Messner needed to leave Nepal because he had a lecture tour beginning. Where did Messner's European lecture tour start?
(a) Portugal.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany.

3. On the first day of his Everest ascent, how long did Messner climb before finally erecting his bivouac tent?
(a) Ten hours.
(b) Eight hours.
(c) Nine hours.
(d) Seven hours.

4. While Messner studied the North Col through his binoculars and planned his next objective in the North Col chapter, where were Cheng and Tsao?
(a) At the base camp.
(b) In Lhasa.
(c) At the midway camp.
(d) In Peking.

5. Who was one of the first people that Messner told about his newly acquired permit from the CMA in the Kanchung chapter?
(a) Bulle.
(b) Nena.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Jul.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Chomolungma chapter, what did Messner use when climbing to aid his balance?

2. According to the book's opening quote, who could not allow Mount Everest to remain untouched?

3. On what day did the Chinese expedition's assault team finally reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975?

4. When Messner spied some Sherpas that he knew in the Tibet chapter, where did Messner know the Sherpas from?

5. When did the Dalai Lama flee from Tibet?

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